exoribonuclease

exoribonuclease
exo·ri·bo·nu·cle·ase (ek″so-ri-bo-nooґkle-ās) [EC 3.1.13–14] any member of two sub-subclasses of enzymes of the hydrolase class that catalyze the hydrolysis of terminal bonds of ribonucleotides, producing mononucleotides.

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